The Black Monk is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1987. Farmhouse.
The Black Monk
- WRENN ID
- waiting-alcove-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Redditch MP: Chris Bloore (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 1987
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- The Black Monk, Norton and Lenchwick
- OS grid reference
- SP 034 470
- Coordinates
- 52.12135, -1.9507
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Black Monk is a farmhouse dating from the mid-18th century, with some alterations made in the late 20th century. It is constructed of brick and has a tile roof, featuring a gable-end stack on the left and two ridge stacks. The building has two storeys and a gable-lit attic, with brick coped verges and a dentilled brick cornice. There are five windows, mostly 3-light casements set under segmental heads. The central entrance includes a wooden architrave, an overlight beneath a segmental head, and a six flush-panel door.
Local climate
The Black Monk receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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